3 November 2011
Alerts - Bulgaria
14 October 2011
Bulgaria
An explosive device was detonated underneath a car belonging to Sasho Dikov, a sports journalist and political commentator who has been critical of the government.
12 October 2011
Bulgaria
Mirolyuba Benatova has come under a barrage of verbal abuse and has been bombarded with ethnic and political insults on Facebook after reporting on ethnic violence in the village of Katunitsa.
26 April 2011
Bulgaria
Amendments to the Penal Code related to discrimination could mean an attempt to impose controls on media outlets and the Internet.
26 April 2011
Bulgaria
Three media outlets from Skopje - television channels TV Sonce and Kanal 5, as well as the daily Dnevnik - were prevented from entering Bulgaria to cover a commemoration in Melnik.
28 February 2011
Bulgaria
No official warrants were provided as security officers entered the printing house and confiscated all 2,500 copies of the recently printed issue of "Macedonia Voice".
14 February 2011
Bulgaria
"Galeria" is known for reports that have criticised the government, and the publication has reported on wiretaps dealing with alleged corruption among high-ranking officials.
7 May 2010
Bulgaria
Several journalists from TV Sonce were on their way to cover a celebration until customs officials stopped them from crossing into Bulgaria.
21 April 2010
Bulgaria
Ministers had previously refused to provide information on expenses during trips abroad by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
22 February 2010
Bulgaria
Ivan Yanev was investigating the murder of a policeman in the village of Enina when he was threatened by a police spokesman.
11 February 2010
Bulgaria
Veliko Tarnovo was hit on the head with a hammer by a construction entrepreneur whom he was about to interview regarding complaints about building contracts.
5 February 2010
Bulgaria
The station's offices in Varna were attacked with a Molotov cocktail the day after a similar attack on the head office in Burgas.
29 January 2010
Bulgaria
Pavlova has been living under constant threat since she began reporting on the "Galevi" case.
15 January 2010
Bulgaria
Station's treatment may be politically and economically motivated, says IFJ.
5 January 2010
Bulgaria

CPJ called for an investigation into the murder of Bobi Tsankov, author of a new book and a series of newspaper articles detailing the activities of reputed crime figures.
24 September 2008
Bulgaria
(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 23 September 2008 CPJ press release:
16 September 2008
Bulgaria
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 15 September 2008 IFJ media release:
5 September 2008
Bulgaria
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 29 August 2008 IFJ press release:
9 April 2008
Bulgaria
(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is an 8 April 2008 CPJ press release:
23 May 2007
Bulgaria
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 21 May 2007 ARTICLE 19 press release:
22 May 2007
Bulgaria
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an 18 May 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group:
19 March 2007
Bulgaria
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 15 March 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group:
26 February 2007
Bulgaria
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter to Bulgarian authorities by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:
23 February 2007
Bulgaria
(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders was shocked to learn that two men walked up to journalist Maria Nikolayeva's office, in the offices of the weekly "Politika" on 9 February 2007 and threatened to throw acid in her face if she continued to write about a real estate development project in Strandzha national park, Bulgaria's largest protected area.
7 April 2006
Bulgaria
(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 6 April 2006 CPJ press release:
24 November 2004
Bulgaria
(RSF/IFEX) - RSF has deplored the threat to investigative journalism posed by Bulgarian authorities' decision to charge Romanian television journalist George Buhnici with "using a concealed camera without permission" and to investigate BBC reporter Justin Rowlatt for the same offence, as well as "inciting corruption".
19 November 2004
Bulgaria
(RSF/IFEX) - George Buhnici, of the privately-owned Romanian television station Pro TV, who was arrested by Bulgarian authorities on 16 November 2004 for using a concealed camera to film in a duty-free shop on the Romanian-Bulgarian border, was released on 2,500 euros (approx. US$3,250) bail on 19 November.
18 November 2004
Bulgaria
(RSF/IFEX) - RSF has called for the immediate release of Romanian journalist George Buhnici, of the privately-owned television station Pro TV, who was arrested by Bulgarian authorities on 16 November 2004 for filming with a concealed camera in a duty-free shop on the Romanian-Bulgarian border. He faces up to three years in prison under Bulgarian law, which considers the use of a hidden camera as spying.
23 September 2004
Bulgaria
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:
19 February 2004
Bulgaria
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and Interior Affairs Minister Georgi Petrov Petkanov by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:
20 October 2003
Bulgaria
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release:
7 November 2001
Bulgaria
16 April 2001
Bulgaria
22 March 2001
Bulgaria
26 July 1999
Bulgaria
29 June 1999
Bulgaria
25 January 1999
Bulgaria
22 January 1999
Bulgaria
19 January 1999
Bulgaria
2 October 1998
Bulgaria
30 September 1998
Bulgaria
25 September 1998
Bulgaria
31 July 1998
Bulgaria
30 July 1998
Bulgaria
17 July 1998
Bulgaria
4 June 1998
Bulgaria
3 June 1998
Bulgaria
28 May 1998
Bulgaria
11 May 1998
Bulgaria
11 May 1998
Bulgaria
17 April 1998
Bulgaria
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